There’s another really big cow in California

RAMONA, CA (KUSI/CNN) – Last week, a giant cow in Australia named Knickers captured hearts around the world.

It didn’t impress Lindsey Krause of Southern California so much, though. She already had her own big cow.

Krause rescued Cowboy, who stands 6-4 and weighs 3,000 pounds, about two years ago.

“Somebody called me, they’re like, ‘Hey Lindsey, there’s this steer down the road and, you know, he’s hungry, he’s been mooing for days,’” she said. “So I drove over there with some friends, and we had a trailer and two trucks full of people. Once they finally decided, ‘OK, we’re going to relinquish him to you,’ then we got him in about two hours later and drove off. And he’s been with us ever since.”

As far as cattle go they don't come much bigger than this. 'Knickers' the Holstein Friesian steer is a bovine behemoth that certainly sticks out from the herd. He's 194 cm tall and weighs 1.4 tonnes. Knickers is now too heavy to head to any abattoir. https://t.co/ZI472MBUU4pic.twitter.com/QR1O5CB0Q2